Traffic Collisions in Del Norte County
Between 2014 and 2025, 1,617 collisions were reported to the CHP in
Del Norte County. They killed 90 people and injured 2,211.
Annual collisions have risen 18% since 2014 — against the statewide trend.
The single most common time for a crash here is 3 PM on a Thursday.
Collisions by year
2014
130
2015
140
2016
137
2017
133
2018
131
2019
147
2020
133
2021
131
2022
115
2023
121
2024
146
2025
153
When crashes happen
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday
238
Monday
228
Tuesday
241
Wednesday
215
Thursday
253
Friday
247
Saturday
195
Roads With the Most Collisions
Freeways
- US-101544
- US-199438
- SR-19721
- SR-1695
- US-1974
- SR-2992
- SR-11
- SR-1991
City Streets
- Northcrest Dr57
- Elk Valley Rd55
- Lake Earl Dr50
- Washington Blvd50
- Parkway Dr37
- Humboldt Rd18
- Elk Valley Cross Rd16
- Kings Valley Rd14
Intersections With the Most Collisions
Involving a freeway
- US-101 & Wilson Creek Rd54
- US-199 & Walker Rd54
- Siskiyou Fork Rd & US-19942
- Hamilton Rd & US-10133
- Mill Creek & US-10132
- South Fork Rd & US-19932
- Hardscrabble Creek & US-19921
- French Hill Rd & US-19920
City streets only
- Northcrest Dr & Washington Blvd24
- Church Tree Rd & Elk Valley Rd14
- Parkway Dr & Washington Blvd12
- Howland Hill Rd & Humboldt Rd9
- Pebble Beach Dr & Washington Blvd9
- Madison Ave & Northcrest Dr8
- Summer Ln & Washington Blvd8
- Elk Valley Rd & Howland Hill Rd6
Driving in Del Norte County?
Compare your route against every one of these 1,617 collisions and take the one with the fewest.
Plan a safer route
Source: California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), via
the Transportation Injury Mapping System at UC Berkeley. Figures cover collisions reported to
the CHP; minor crashes that were never reported do not appear.
Road and intersection names are as recorded by the reporting officer.